Stress Management - Techniques for Coping with Stress

Stress Management – Techniques for Coping with Stress is a course that will teach you about coping strategies that are helpful for managing stress and you will learn how to develop positive coping strategies.

The course begins by introducing you to different types of coping strategies and explains how coping strategies differ from one individual to the next. You will learn about the difference between adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies. You will also learn about the difference between problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies, and how to implement relaxation techniques to help you cope with stress.

Next, you will learn how to use exercise to reduce stress. You will learn about the relationship between the brain and exercise, and the positive, long-term effects exercise can have on your health. The course will finish by informing you on how to create your own DIY program that will help you to identify stressors in your life.

This course will be of great interest to all learners who would like to learn techniques for dealing with personal stress.

Having studied this course you will be able to: - List the different types of coping. - Describe how to develop positive coping strategies. - Explain how coping strategies differ from one individual to the next. - Differentiate between adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies. - Distinguish between problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies. - Describe why images are used in relaxation techniques. - Define autogenic training. - Explain the role of exercise in stress release. - Describe the relationship between the brain and exercise. - List the long-term effects of exercise. - Distinguish between aerobic and anaerobic exercises.

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Stress Management – Techniques for Coping with Str...

Module1
Relaxation and Cognitive Techniques

In this module, you will be introduced to different coping strategies and ways that relaxation can help to reduce stress. You will also learn about how imagery can be used in relaxation techniques as an effective way to reduce stress.

In this module, you will learn about the link between exercise and stress. You will learn about different exercises that can reduce stress and the long-term effects of exercise. You will also learn about DIY strategies for creating a stress program that will help you to identify stressors in your life.